The Ruling on Messages That Say, “Send This and You Will Hear Good News After Four Days”

Question:
May Allah bless you. This person says: A message came to my mobile phone in which a man swears that he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream, and the Prophet instructed him to convey greetings to the people and to maintain the prayer. It states that everyone who reads the message should distribute it and wait four days, and then their distress will be relieved and they will be greatly joyful. What is the ruling on this, and is this message true?

Answer:
This is a liar, and there are similar cases where people lie about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), saying, “Distribute this among the people.” They claim that whoever does not distribute it will face such and such a warning, and whoever does distribute it will receive such and such benefits and reward. This is a lie, and it is not permissible to promote it among the people. Yes.